Wraith
[] Fight to subdue

Hostile. She was one of the Targets too?! Mana moved to swing at Kaito but you got in the way with a reinforced shield. Absorbing the blow, you then released it back towards the magical girl as she ducked beneath your strike.

Dragging her weapon from the ground, she swept her axe upwards before bringing it down. You dodged before Kaito summoned a rifle and started firing. He let loose brief bursts of lead as dashed towards your opponent.

He stopped as you performed a kick to smack aside the axe before you drove a fist into Mana's stomach and punched her across the face. You then grabbed her axe hand an twisted it over your shoulder to throw her into the carpet.

Mana hissed as she swiped for your leg before Kaito put a bullet in her back. This allowed you to stomp down on her as she rolled away. Yuri blasted her to a wall and pinned her there with streaks of light and letting loose. Yuri held up her hand as the girl was left kneeling when she stopped.

A pulse of dark gray power left the magical girl's body as she moved, "Should've cleaved you when I can!"

You moved to intercept just as she zoned in on Yuri. You slid down the ground and forced her to jump, leaving her open for you to smash a gear into her face. Controlling gravity, you pulled yourself to a stop as you grabbed her leg.

Dragging her down, you smashed her into the floor before you kicked her away. Kaito stopped her tumble with his foot before grabbing her Soul Gem and tossing it to you. Catching it, Mana had no choice but to stop as she stared at you wide eyed.

Kaito cuffed her behind her back before stepping away, "Okay, what's this?"

"She's one of the targets. The reason we gathered here in the first place," Amane said as she grimaced, "Rebels so to speak."

Mana grit her teeth as she kept her mouth shut. Yuri stepped aside as she observed the girl below her, "So you mean, that it's true then? This was a set up?"

"We requested the assistance of the other execs clean house. Since each and every one of our factions have their fair share of unruly girls. We made this situation happen and were hoping to catch whom of us have some rats in their sides. Turns out I did," Amane said as she stared down at her subordinate, "The murder wasn't their doing but now they're using the confusion to start killing. The others are in danger."

"You said among your subordinates. Then Nene and Ayana could be in danger too," Kaito surmised as he dismissed his gun.

"Let me see," you requested as you stared at her. You held out your hand as you faced her, "Let me see your memories to see if you're telling the truth."

Amane tensed before frowning, "... Right, you can do that."

"Then let me confirm it. Let me see if you're lying," you said as you stared straight into her eyes.

You moved before she could even pull back, grabbing her arm and breaking it. At her momentary gasp of pain, you invaded her mind to pull out her memories-

"Yes. We agree to your terms. It would better not be a trap, Hokkaido."

The girl on the other end of the line chuckled, "Course not. All you need to do is play your part to a point. That's all."

"Understood. I'll bring my girls with me."


....

Amane pushed you away before she transformed and healed her arm. Kaito raised his hand gun before Amane shot him with her arbalest. He dodged to have his shoulder grazed and sent sliding back before she raised her weapon at Yuri.

"You were taking orders... From one of Nene's subordinates," you said as you narrowed your gaze, "You were in on it too. To kill Hokkaido, Kyoto and Tokyo's representative all at once."

"And who would pass off that opportunity?" Amane asked as she kept her weapon at Yuri ready to blow her head off.

"Then during the black out. You were injured by our own subordinate so you could capitalize on the unknown interloper's presence," Yuri said as she stood still, "To misdirect us."

"No. That wasn't us," Amane said just as there was a flicker of light.

Someone stood beside Amane followed by a dull thud. Her arm had been chopped off by a rusted machete imbued with magic, held by a familiar wraith-like individual.

You saw a handgun appeared from within her cloak before she raised it to blast Amane's head open. Blood flew through the air as the Hiroshima representative staggered away only to be stabbed by the same rusted blade which got her.

Pinned to the wall, she coughed up blood.

"Lady Amane!" Mana cried out from beside you.

The wraith slashed down before putting another bullet between Amane's eyes. The walls were painted red as blood splattered upon the newcomer's clothes.

Her head turned towards Yuri and faced that way, only for Kaito to get between her and the younger girl. The blank welding mask was unreadable as ever before the Assassin pulled the trigger on the ground.

You stood still as Amane's gem was shattered.

"She... She was here after all," Mana gasped as she stared at the Assassin as if she were death itself.

The Assassin turned to look at you, "You."

The seeds inside you squirmed in delight at the numerous attached curses and resentment which clung on to the Assassin's body. You clenched your fist as you raised your hands in defense of yourself.

However the Assassin simply stood there and vanished with a pop. You weren't able to see where she went. You instead sensed her going out the door.

You merely caught sight of her leaving before you leaned on the long table for support. She was probably after the others. But then the Hiroshima girls... No, Ayana was with them. They'd stand a chance at least. You have to decide.

"Yukina, go. We'll sort this out. If the executives are managing this whole situation then get them to pull down this barrier they stuck us in,"' Kaito ordered as he helped Yuri up.

"You're letting her go after the Assassin?! That's just crazy! Yukina, stay here for now. We can get out another way," Yuri said as she looked around.

Wraith
[] Go after the Assassin and stop her.
[] Intercept the Assassin and get past her. You need to find the Hokkaido girls.
[] Question Mana about the plans of Hiroshima. Make her spill who Amane was answering to.
[] Write in...
 
So the execs are trying to catch rebels, the rebels are trying to kill the execs, and at least two factions are using this to try and off other factions' major players.

And then the assassin showed up as well~!

Oh this is getting interesting.
 
Been a while hasn't it Homu?

[X] Intercept the Assassin and get past her. You need to find the Hokkaido girls.

I have needs and Ayana surviving is one of them.
 
[] Go after the Assassin and stop her.

Well, one of the culprits is dead, at least. Well, kinda a culprit.

Now to deal with the Assassin.

I don't think the Assassin's Homu--she "vanished with a pop." Time Stop movement is silent. This seems more like a teleport or turning incorporeal and invisible.

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[X] Intercept the Assassin and get past her. You need to find the Hokkaido girls.

We need to deal with the Assassin, but there are other killers on the loose. Ayana's in danger.
 
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[X] Question Mana about the plans of Hiroshima. Make her spill who Amane was answering to.

maybe, just maybe, we can shut down this whole thing if we just find out who to threaten
 
[X] Intercept the Assassin and get past her. You need to find the Hokkaido girls.

Let's try and keep the body count down.
 
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Mastermind
[] Intercept the Assassin and get past her. You need to find the Hokkaido girls.

"Stay here!" You said as you moved to the wall and punched through it. Blasting through its surface you ended up in a hall before you moved to punched the next wall before you.

Your senses opened up as you zeroed in where the others were. You could sense six life signs, there were two neutralized bodies. One was the corpse from before while the next one was fresh. Someone died. You could sense the Assassin's movement to your right as she moved slowly but at a consistent pace.

Punching your way through a bedroom, you moved to the other end and kicked down another wall. You immediately came upon a wide hall as Ayana fought against her opponent. She knocked down Tenka's gun before slicing past the other girl's side.

She had a sadistic look on her face before you came barreling in. You jumped to deliver a flying kick at Tenka's head to knock her into the floor.

Landing in a crouch, you turned and fired a bolt of rainbow flames past Ayana and struck Shizuku while Miku fought her off. This allowed the Hokkaido girl to push against her foe and strike back with her daggers.

Ayana lowered her Naginata, "Well now, look who came i-"

You grabbed her by the shirt and uttered your words in such steely tone, "Undo it. Undo this cage you trapped us in. Do it now!"

"So Amane blabbed," Ayana blinked in surprise before she shook her head, "Right. If only because of the friend you brought with you."

You moved and pushed Ayana away as a bullet went between you two. The Assassin lowered her Thompson Contender. She was already in the middle of drawing another weapon before Ana threw her knives first. The Assassin popped out of existence before moving close.

She was right beside you.

She was coming for Nene.

Your fist flew but the Assassin blocked your strike as she faced you. You grit your teeth as you redirected her palm strike and elbow before she swept the ground, forcing you to jump. She sprung up with an uppercut as you punched down to meet her.

She was pushed back as Ayana slammed the blunt end of her weapon on the ground. Yin and Yang flashed beneath her before your world shuddered. Ayana raised her weapon and slashed before splitting the boundaries of worlds itself.

"Return!" Ayana declared before a jolt went through your body and you could hear... People.

You could sense life. You could sense people. There was grief all around you as you found that the hotel floor was reattached to where it had been in reality. Ayana smiled proudly before staggering down her knees.

"Shit..." She breathed.

Miku was blasted backwards by Shizuku's baton. The other girl dashed in towards Nene just as you turned to perform a spinning kick which slammed into her side.

She was sent sliding across the floor just as Ana threw threw knives into her chest. The maid dragged her Leader with her before you felt Ayana's hand behind you.

"Go. Follow them and make sure Nene's safe! I'll keep this asshole busy!" Ayana breathed as she faced the Assassin recovering from your blow.

Ana turned towards you, "Hurry!"'

You ran.

Ayana faced the Assassin as a bead of sweat slid down her face, "Right. Finally caught you, bitch."

The Assassin said nothing and merely stared with her blank welding mask.

"I might actually lose this one. So go easy on me," Ayana smirked as a yin yang symbol burst behind her as she moved.

The Assassin drew her rusted weapon and fought.

.....
....
...

You climbed the stairs with Nene and Ana to escape the Assassin. You didn't know how long you could do this but it was clear that she'll be going after Nene. She was an executive, it lined up with her modus operandi but it seemed that she's out to kill rather than take her gem.

You and Ana were the only two people capable of protecting her. You kept going and running before you ended up at the helipad up the top of the building. Nene tried to catch her breath as she held her chest.

Moving forward, you walked past Ana as she shut the door while you stopped before Nene.

"I looked through Amane's memories. The Hiroshima girls were offered your head along the other executives," you said as the cold December breeze blew behind you, "But there was someone on the other end. Someone from Hokkaido which instigated this whole thing. Do you know who it is? Do you have an idea?"

Nene raised her head as she shook it, "I... It's not impossible. But someone could have found out. But the meeting was just between me and the other executives. Just us... And my superiors... And I know they wouldn't off me. What would be the point?"

"I can't have motives yet. But the Hiroshima girls were in it for the prestige. The culprit couldn't have done it for that, no," you said as you shook your head.

Ana grimaced as she said, "We can't think about that now. We need to get Lady Shimazu out of here."

"Agreed. However," you said as you turned to Nene meeting your gaze, "I want you two to do something for me."

Ana blinked at that before frowning, "What? Th-This isn't the time for that!"

"I want you two to chuckle for me," you requested as you glanced between them.

Nene stared at you then with wide eyes while Ana gave you a look of disbelief. The wind blew overhead and the cold air sunk its chill in your flesh.

And so Nene uttered an amused chuckle. She cracked a smile despite the situation and held her side.

"Haha... Oh... Looks like you figured something out. Well? Do as she says, An-" Nene wasn't able to finish her words as a knife found itself on her chest.

She staggered back and held her chest before the knife crackled with moonlit energy. Nene cried out in pain before falling down her knees as the knife disintegrated on her front. She gasped in pain but was rendered unable to move.

Dashing in, you clashed a few gears of yours against Ana's knives. You then created a larger wheel and sent it spinning towards her. Ana flourished her hand as the long hands of a clock swung by her side to smack the gear.

"You're memory is pretty good, GriefBorne," Ana said as she stood before you in her magical girl outfit of a combat maid.

You knelt down Nene's side as you observed her Gem. It was safe but you tucked it away to keep it from stray shots.

"No matter. It ends here. This'll teach you about treating us as expendable, Milady," Ana said as she held up the hem of her skirt and bowed.

Nene looked tearful as she gasped, "Wh-What?"

"You're at the wrong side of this, GriefBorne. I'm not the one you should be hostile with. It's that girl and her ilk of executives," Ana said as she raised her hand, "We won't be subjected to the unfairness of their system."

"So... This is your rebellion? Having the executives killed by Hiroshima? And then what? Offing them yourself?" You asked as you got up and got between her and Nene.

"Call it a formal complaint. Hokkaido, Kyoto, Hiroshima, and even Tokyo. There's just too many damned Magical Girls," Ana said as she met your gaze, "And among the hundreds of unfortunate girls there were those that too advantage of circumstances to create their own system, just as twisted as the Incubator's. I'm going against the rotten leadership getting us all killed at the bottom."

You stared at her unfazed as you simply clenched your fists. Ana looked at you and lowered her hands.

She shook her head and sighed, "You know it too. Think back, there should have been a time where this system treated you unfairly. No, even now you're being used. You're happily letting yourself be led by the chain. That's not living, GriefBorne. If you don't do anything, you'll forever be their slave."

You parted your lips and asked, "So is this how you seek to justify your actions? People died."

"And you think these leaders of ours haven't made decisions that led to people's ruin?! I've seen good girls, magical girls that were left to Witch because the powerful and strong were catered to first! The weak couldn't survive, not if they're blessed with some use!" Ana snapped at you as she grit her teeth, "The deaths of the executives here will be my first step."

"But does that make it right? Is it not evil but good?" You asked her with a narrowed look.

"If hundreds are killed to preserve the lives of a few would that be good to you? Or would ending the lives of the powerful for the betterment of others be evil?" Ana said as she flashed her knife at you, "These slimy executives and their empty calls for peace. In the name of a so called 'future'. I'll topple it all."

"Ana..." Nene whispered as she looked up from the ground.

You faced Ana as you loosened your tie and tossed it aside.

Mastermind
[] "It doesn't change a thing. You're under arrest for homicide, rebellion and attempted homicide. I'm taking you in, Criminal."
[] "It's the not first time someone questioned my position. And you will not be the last. I'll make sure you end up like the rest of them."
[] "I knew maids were evil."
[] Write in...
 
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[X] "I knew maids were evil."
-[X] "It doesn't change a thing. You're under arrest for homicide, rebellion and attempted homicide. I'm taking you in, Criminal."
 
[X] "I knew maids were evil."
-[X] "It doesn't change a thing. You're under arrest for homicide, rebellion and attempted homicide. I'm taking you in, Criminal."
 
[X] "It's the not first time someone questioned my position. And you will not be the last. I'll make sure you end up like the rest of them."
-[X] "I knew maids were evil."
 
[X] "It doesn't change a thing. You're under arrest for homicide, rebellion and attempted homicide. I'm taking you in, Criminal."
 
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